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Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: toetyper on August 10, 2009, 10:15:18 AM
ben bailey hosts cash cab in t-shirt and  jeans  (i hope)

trebek, did classic concentration in sweaters ditto combs on feud

who else /
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: SteveR on August 10, 2009, 10:30:45 AM
I assume you mean more casual than just the recent trend of open-collar shirts ... but the first that comes to mind is David Ruprecht from Supermarket Sweep.

Also, Bob Eubanks hosted Trivia Trap in sweaters ... as well as the teams wearing red/blue sweaters.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Neumms on August 10, 2009, 10:32:06 AM
[quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'222426\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:15 AM\']ben bailey hosts cash cab in t-shirt and  jeans  (i hope)

trebek, did classic concentration in sweaters ditto combs on feud

who else /[/quote]

Bob Eubanks had those stylish v-neck sweaters on "Trivia Trap" and the Hawaiian shirts on "Diamond Head Game." Paul Rodriguez didn't wear a suit on his "Newlywed Game," did he? There were are couple of times Art Fleming hosted "Jeopardy" in a smoking jacket and ascot.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Bob Zager on August 10, 2009, 11:16:04 AM
[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'222433\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 10:32 AM\'][quote name=\'toetyper\' post=\'222426\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:15 AM\']ben bailey hosts cash cab in t-shirt and  jeans  (i hope)

trebek, did classic concentration in sweaters ditto combs on feud

who else /[/quote]

Bob Eubanks had those stylish v-neck sweaters on "Trivia Trap" and the Hawaiian shirts on "Diamond Head Game." Paul Rodriguez didn't wear a suit on his "Newlywed Game," did he? There were are couple of times Art Fleming hosted "Jeopardy" in a smoking jacket and ascot.
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I'd first seen Eubanks dressed casually on All-Star Secrets, which he was Executive Producer (along with Michael Hill), as well as host.  He'd just about always wore denim blue jeans, even on those days when wearing a dress shirt, necktie, and sport coat!
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 10, 2009, 11:48:40 AM
Sonny Fox wore polo shirts on "Way Out Games," Soupy Sales a sweater with dress shirt underneath, collar out on "Jr. Almost Anything Goes."  Matt Ottinger wore a sweater on the "Quizbusters" spin-off, "Quizbusters, Jr."  

Bob Bergen, Sidoni, Nicotero, etc.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Neumms on August 10, 2009, 11:51:11 AM
[quote name=\'SteveR\' post=\'222432\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:30 AM\']I assume you mean more casual than just the recent trend of open-collar shirts ... but the first that comes to mind is David Ruprecht from Supermarket Sweep.

Also, Bob Eubanks hosted Trivia Trap in sweaters ... as well as the teams wearing red/blue sweaters.[/quote]

Ruprecht would have been way cooler if dressed like Mr. Whipple.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: WhammyPower on August 10, 2009, 11:54:31 AM
The lower half of Peter Marshall.  How much more casual can you get?
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: BillCullen1 on August 10, 2009, 11:55:30 AM
Jimmy Kimmel on Win Ben Stein's Money dressed casually, Ben wore a suit and tie. Peter Marshall sometimes dressed casually on Squares. During Lin Bolen's era at NBC, most of the hosts went tieless and wore leisure suits. Supposedly Dennis James wore bell bottoms a couple of times on daytime NTT. That must've been a sight.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Robair on August 10, 2009, 12:42:32 PM
I think the first one on network TV to really dress down was Monty Hall on daytime LMAD. He liked those avant-garde leisure suits, Nehrus, etc. I also seem to remember Jim Lange once -- and only once -- host "Dating Game" outdoors in only a pair of swim trunks. Come to think, Jim was also a big early advocate of Astro Sign Medallions, Nehrus, and turtlenecks.

During all the daytime games he did I don't ever remember Geoff Edwards ever wearing a tie, and conversely I never remember seeing Dick Enberg in anything but a suit and tie.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Kevin Prather on August 10, 2009, 02:40:21 PM
Bert Convy hosted WLoD in casual clothing. I think on some on-location episodes in Hawaii, Pat Sajak was wearing Hawaiian attire.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: SRIV94 on August 10, 2009, 04:06:08 PM
Chuck Barris on GONG didn't wear tuxes every day.  One episode featured him in a Philadelphia Eagles uniform.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: mxc0427 on August 10, 2009, 04:55:04 PM
I always liked Marc Summers' wardrobe on "Double Dare." Suit jacket and jeans with sneakers. I find that to be along the lines of casual.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 10, 2009, 05:17:30 PM
[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222448\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 11:55 AM\']Jimmy Kimmel on Win Ben Stein's Money dressed casually, Ben wore a suit and tie. Peter Marshall sometimes dressed casually on Squares. During Lin Bolen's era at NBC, most of the hosts went tieless and wore leisure suits. Supposedly Dennis James wore bell bottoms a couple of times on daytime NTT. That must've been a sight.[/quote]


I don't think Bill Cullen wore a tie on "Winning Streak," or if he did it was one of those ascot things.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: BrandonFG on August 10, 2009, 05:24:13 PM
I can't tell, but that might be a tie. (http://\"http://www.gameshowutopia.net/cullenshows/winningstreak2.jpg\")

I noticed that on Don't Forget the Lyrics, Wayne Brady often went for what I call the "Kanye" look: sportcoat, graphic T-shirt, and jeans. (http://\"http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/08/07/0000040807_20070628155709.jpg\") IIRC, Marc Summers wore a sportcoat with jeans on Double Dare. At the age of 5, I remember loving his "Reeboks and no socks" look.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: davemackey on August 10, 2009, 06:20:22 PM
[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222471\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 02:40 PM\']Bert Convy hosted WLoD in casual clothing. I think on some on-location episodes in Hawaii, Pat Sajak was wearing Hawaiian attire.[/quote]
Bert also donned a Miami Vice look for some episodes of "Super Password".

Jim Lange once hosted a "Dating Game" taped in Hawaii wearing only swim trunks. He probably qualifies as Least Dressed Host.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Don Howard on August 10, 2009, 06:22:30 PM
[quote name=\'Robair\' post=\'222455\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 12:42 PM\']I also seem to remember Jim Lange once -- and only once -- host "Dating Game" outdoors in only a pair of swim trunks.[/quote]
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'222513\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 06:20 PM\']Jim Lange once hosted a "Dating Game" taped in Hawaii wearing only swim trunks.[/quote]
John Davidson wore shorty-pants when The New Hollywood Squares taped some shows in Hollywood, Florida.
Chuck Woolery went caszh during many episodes of the 1993 version of Scrabble.
Jim Lange wore a pair of swim trunks sweater during a "special!!!" all-kids' edition of Triple Threat.
I recall a turtleneck-wearing Tom Kennedy during selected eppies of To Say The Least.
And I believe Arte Johnson went open-collar throughout the run of Knockout.
Casual attire was worn here and there by Tom Bergeron on Hollywood Squares.
Bob Eubanks took his wardrobe down a notch for many shows during the 1998-99 season of The Newlywed Game.
Maury Povich ditched the ties as the brief run of Twenty One was winding down.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: fishbulb on August 10, 2009, 08:04:43 PM
[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222448\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 07:55 AM\']Jimmy Kimmel on Win Ben Stein's Money dressed casually, Ben wore a suit and tie. Peter Marshall sometimes dressed casually on Squares. During Lin Bolen's era at NBC, most of the hosts went tieless and wore leisure suits. Supposedly Dennis James wore bell bottoms a couple of times on daytime NTT. That must've been a sight.[/quote]

I think I can remember Dennis James looking REALLY out of place in a leisure suit.

Also, I'm pretty sure John Bartholomew Tucker hosted Treasure Isle in casual clothes.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 10, 2009, 08:36:06 PM
JBT was dressed similarly to the Tidy-Bowl man, IIRC.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Don Howard on August 10, 2009, 09:11:38 PM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'222529\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 08:36 PM\']JBT was dressed similarly to the Tidy-Bowl man, IIRC.[/quote]
Considering the quality of the program he was hosting, it was quite fitting.
Jim Perry was an open collar man on It's Your Move.
Todd Newton was quite the caszhmatic on Whammy!
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: fishbulb on August 10, 2009, 09:27:58 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'222538\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 05:11 PM\']Considering the quality of the program he was hosting, it was quite fitting.[/quote]

I loved Treasure Isle - I was about 9 or 10 at the time, though.
But then, I also loved Musical Chairs, so who am I to judge?
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Don Howard on August 10, 2009, 09:36:38 PM
[quote name=\'fishbulb\' post=\'222541\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:27 PM\']But then, I also loved Musical Chairs, so who am I to judge?[/quote]
MC ruled. Adam's cues to break were the greatest!!
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Jumpondees on August 10, 2009, 09:52:33 PM
[quote name=\'mxc0427\' post=\'222498\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 04:55 PM\']I always liked Marc Summers' wardrobe on "Double Dare." Suit jacket and jeans with sneakers. I find that to be along the lines of casual.[/quote]

I too enjoyed the wardrobe stylings of one Marc Summers.  I had always wanted to have a closet of Jeans, shirts, ties, jackets, and of course Reeboks
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Twentington on August 10, 2009, 09:53:38 PM
Didn't the Winker wear a sweater on HR87? I know he wore SOMEthing that clearly showed off his big belly.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Don Howard on August 10, 2009, 10:18:00 PM
[quote name=\'Twentington\' post=\'222545\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:53 PM\']Didn't the Winker wear a sweater on HR87?[/quote]
I saw most of that run and of the ones I saw, it was suit and tie all the way.
He did wear sweaters sometimes on The Last Word.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: tjhornikel on August 10, 2009, 10:32:01 PM
[quote name=\'BillCullen1\' post=\'222448\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 11:55 AM\']Jimmy Kimmel on Win Ben Stein's Money dressed casually, Ben wore a suit and tie. Peter Marshall sometimes dressed casually on Squares. During Lin Bolen's era at NBC, most of the hosts went tieless and wore leisure suits. Supposedly Dennis James wore bell bottoms a couple of times on daytime NTT. That must've been a sight.[/quote]

In his final daytime NTT, Dennis James wore safari gear. NBC Daytime: It's a jungle out here!
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Twentington on August 11, 2009, 02:12:37 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'222546\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 10:18 PM\'][quote name=\'Twentington\' post=\'222545\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:53 PM\']Didn't the Winker wear a sweater on HR87?[/quote]
I saw most of that run and of the ones I saw, it was suit and tie all the way.
He did wear sweaters sometimes on The Last Word.
[/quote]

Huh. I could've sworn he was wearing a sweater on one clip I saw — the clip where he calls himself Crystal Owens and KC Winkler. That clip doesn't seem to be on YouTube though.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 11, 2009, 02:28:49 PM
There was a clip of an office run-through for HR87 that was shown on the "Game Show Biz" syndicated special on which Wink was dressed in a sweater.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: toetyper on August 11, 2009, 05:15:14 PM
[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'222544\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 09:52 PM\'][quote name=\'mxc0427\' post=\'222498\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 04:55 PM\']I always liked Marc Summers' wardrobe on "Double Dare." Suit jacket and jeans with sneakers. I find that to be along the lines of casual.[/quote]

I too enjoyed the wardrobe stylings of one Marc Summers.  I had always wanted to have a closet of Jeans, shirts, ties, jackets, and of course Reeboks
[/quote]


reeboks.  no socks.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: davemackey on August 11, 2009, 09:01:43 PM
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'222514\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 06:22 PM\'][quote name=\'Robair\' post=\'222455\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 12:42 PM\']I also seem to remember Jim Lange once -- and only once -- host "Dating Game" outdoors in only a pair of swim trunks.[/quote]
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'222513\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 06:20 PM\']Jim Lange once hosted a "Dating Game" taped in Hawaii wearing only swim trunks.[/quote]
John Davidson wore shorty-pants when The New Hollywood Squares taped some shows in Hollywood, Florida.
Chuck Woolery went caszh during many episodes of the 1993 version of Scrabble.
Jim Lange wore a pair of swim trunks sweater during a "special!!!" all-kids' edition of Triple Threat.
I recall a turtleneck-wearing Tom Kennedy during selected eppies of To Say The Least.
And I believe Arte Johnson went open-collar throughout the run of Knockout.
Casual attire was worn here and there by Tom Bergeron on Hollywood Squares.
Bob Eubanks took his wardrobe down a notch for many shows during the 1998-99 season of The Newlywed Game.
Maury Povich ditched the ties as the brief run of Twenty One was winding down.
[/quote]
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy, and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

The mind boggles.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Kevin Prather on August 11, 2009, 09:06:26 PM
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'222681\' date=\'Aug 11 2009, 06:01 PM\']Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy, and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.[/quote]
A month before Lincoln died, he was in Monroe, Maryland...
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: BrandonFG on August 11, 2009, 09:18:23 PM
[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'222685\' date=\'Aug 11 2009, 09:06 PM\'][quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'222681\' date=\'Aug 11 2009, 06:01 PM\']Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy, and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.[/quote]
A month before Lincoln died, he was in Monroe, Maryland...
[/quote]
That. (http://\"http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1664/winz09.gif\")
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: opimus on August 12, 2009, 04:00:52 PM
Did you if combine the names of the two Darrins Dick Sergeant and Dick York.
You get Sargeant  York,
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: SRIV94 on August 12, 2009, 04:06:02 PM
This is starting to turn into one of those LAUGH-IN quickies, like "if Candice Bergen married Michael Caine she'd be Candy Caine."

/And we should stop right now before it does so.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Don Howard on August 12, 2009, 04:25:18 PM
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'222807\' date=\'Aug 12 2009, 04:06 PM\']/And we should stop right now before it does so.[/quote]
Absolutely right. As soon as I've had my turn:
What happens when you don't pay your exorcist bill?
Now to topic, Alan Thicke wore sweaters much of the time on Pictionary.
[quote name=\'Robair\' post=\'222455\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 12:42 PM\']During all the daytime games he did I don't ever remember Geoff Edwards ever wearing a tie[/quote]
He did on Hollywood's Talking.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Winkfan on August 13, 2009, 01:28:09 AM
Quote
During all the daytime games he did I don't ever remember Geoff Edwards ever wearing a tie
He did on Hollywood's Talking.

Likewise on Starcade, The New Chain Reaction (USA version), when he filled in for Monty on The All-New Let's Make A Deal, and on the 1989-1990 version of Jackpot.

Cordially,
Tammy
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Marc412 on August 13, 2009, 01:57:03 AM
Don, you get re-possessed.

Jeff Foxworthy dresses casually on 5th Grader.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Don Howard on August 13, 2009, 07:44:08 AM
[quote name=\'Winkfan\' post=\'222855\' date=\'Aug 13 2009, 01:28 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'222811\' date=\'Aug 12 2009, 01:25 PM\'][quote name=\'Robair\' post=\'222455\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 12:42 PM\']During all the daytime games he did I don't ever remember Geoff Edwards ever wearing a tie[/quote]
He did on Hollywood's Talking.[/quote]
Likewise on Starcade, The New Chain Reaction (USA version) when he filled in for Monty on The All-New Let's Make A Deal and on the 1989-1990 version of Jackpot.
[/quote]
And on Play The Percentages and when he filled in for Bill Cullen on The Old Chain Reaction.
I think Robair may only have been talking about network daytime games, however.
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'222681\' date=\'Aug 11 2009, 09:01 PM\']Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy, and Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
The mind boggles.[/quote]
Whatever, man.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: Stevek83 on August 15, 2009, 10:26:59 PM
Richard Karn wore open collar shirts for most of his run on Feud. In the beginning, he wore a suit and tie about fifty percent of the time, then gradually wore more open collars, and sometimes, just a t-shirt.
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: clemon79 on August 16, 2009, 03:49:06 AM
[quote name=\'Stevek83\' post=\'223151\' date=\'Aug 15 2009, 07:26 PM\']and sometimes, just a t-shirt.[/quote]
There's a mental image I really didn't need... :)
Title: Casually dressed hosts
Post by: BrandonFG on August 17, 2009, 01:04:03 AM
[quote name=\'Stevek83\' post=\'223151\' date=\'Aug 15 2009, 10:26 PM\']Richard Karn wore open collar shirts for most of his run on Feud. In the beginning, he wore a suit and tie about fifty percent of the time, then gradually wore more open collars, and sometimes, just a t-shirt.[/quote]
Someone mentioned Tom Bergeron on H^2. I know he wore open-collar suits during the last two seasons. I really wanna say I saw him wear a sweater from time to time as well.

When Shop Til You Drop first started, Pat Finn wore suits. Eventually, he simply wore a shirt and tie.

Ty Treadway wore open collar suits everyday on M. G.'s Crosswords, and I haven't seen Rossi Moreale's name. He donned the "Kanye West" look on Temptation, which I found somewhat tacky, given the show is supposed to give off an air of elegance.